高二第二学期期末试卷.docx
09-10年第二学期英语期末试卷第一卷 (75分)I词汇和语法知识(30分)()1.1 am pleased with the result.A)by means of B)by all means C)by no means D)by not means()2.Our school the northwest of the city.A)lies inB)is situated in C)is located in D)all above()3.Each office in our school a computer.A)is full of B)is covered with C)is equipped with D)is filled with ()4. My aunt has a number of hobbies ,reading on line.A)for example B)as if C)for instance D)such as()5.That was the last happy day I spent with him.A)whichB)that C)whenD)where( )6.They working all through the night, and finished at nine this morning.A)gave up B)kept on C)set out D)broke away from( )7.Who is starting the fire?A)blaming B)to blame for C)blaming for D)blame for( )8.Takc half you like. They arc of the same size.A)either B)everyC)eachD)other()9.The salesman scolded the girl caught and let her off.A)to have stolenB)to be stealingC)to stealD)stealing()10.This map may be to you on your trip.A)of much useB)of usefulC)useD)used()1 l.the visitor expressed his satisfaction with the talks,that he hadenjoyed his staying here.A)having added B)to add C)adding D)added()12.After writing the letter, 1 had my brother and post it.A)go B)to go C)goingD)went()13. You should put people's before your own.A)interest B)interests C)interesting D)interested()14.One and a half all I can spare.A)day is B)day are C)days are D)days is( ).15.Tianjing is its Yang Liu-qing folk painting.A)famous as B)famous for C)famous to D)famous by()16,Therc's left for new stories.A)no more time ;addB)no more much time ; addingC)no more time; addingD)no more time; add()17.The writer is working a new novel.A)on B) at C)for D)in()18.He came here to ask the teacher for on how to study English.A)advice B)an advice C)advices D)some advices()19.The teacher told me to that the door was shut.A)make sure B)make it sure C)be sure about D)be sure of ()20.The Olympic Games are held in turn in different countries.A)every fourth yearsB)each four yearsC)every four yearsD)each fourth year()21.Dr. Jones ordered for the library.A)two equipmentsB)two pieces of equipmentsC)two piece of equipment D)two equipment pieces()22. The new dress isn't. It belongs to.A)her; me B)mine; hers C)hers; mine D)hers ; me()23.some spelling mistakes ,this composition is well written.A)ApartB)Apart fromC)Besides D)But()24. John plays football, if not better than ,David.A)as well B)as well as C)so well D)ap well as()25.Hardly when the bus suddenly pulled away.A)they had got to the bus stop B)they got to the bus stopC)did they get to the bus stop D)had they got to the bus stop( )26.This kind of new medicine has not been on humans yet.A)tried on B)tried for C)tried out D)tried on()27.She has a difficult time recently oA)gone through B)gone over C)gone after D)gone down()28.The little girl by chance that the famous musician would come toher town.A)lcarncdB)kncvC)studicdD)rcalizcd()29.The rubbish a terrible smell on the side of the road.A)gives awayB)gives up C)gives offD)gives in()3O.lt's my power to make the final decision on the matter .1 am notin charge here, A)out of B)outside C)beyond D)aboveII完型填空(共25题，15分)(A)Last week a group of students in No. 14 Middle School visited the museum in the center of the town. Many 1 things were on show there. Some of the things were hundreds of years old. Ann pointed at one of the things on show and asked _2 it was. Meimei told her it was a king's hat .Lucy was surprised and asked 3 it was a real king's hat. Meimei told her it wasn't 4. She said that it was used inplays.Jim and Li Lei 5 an old leapol there. It was 6 another pot and it was usedfor keeping tea hot. It was filled 7 water before thermoses were not vet 8 .Later, Lucy pointed at a strange thing with three legs there and a strange top. ItIn the nineteenth century , the invention of the telegraph made it possible to send noises, singles, and even music over wires from one place to another. However , the human voice 1 this way. Many inventors tried to find a 2 to send a voice over wires, and in 1876 some of (heir efforts were crowned with success. 3 Americanwas made of _9_. Wei Hua said it was used for 10 . Seeing this, the girl beganto feel thirsty and they all moved on to another room for a good drink together from amodern thermos.()1. A)oldB)newC)sniallD)big()2. A)howB)whereC) whichD)what()3. A)withB)ifC)whatD)when()4. A)cheapB)dearC)niceD)real()5. A)boughtB)gotC)sawD)met()6. A)insidcB)ncarObcsidcD)bchind()7. A)atB)onC)inD)with()8. A)foundB)inventedC)soldD)end()9. A)metalB)glassC)paperD)leaf()10. A)drinkingB)eatingC)lookingD)watching(B)inventors, Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, 4 at almost the same time. The United States Supreme Court finally had to decide which of the two 5 the first inventor of the telephone. The Court decided 6 Bell's favor.Bom in Edinburgh .Scotland, Bell grew up in a family 7 was very interested in teaching people to speak , His grandfather had been an actor who left 8 to teach elocution (发声法)；his father was a teacher 9 deaf-mutes(聋哑人)leam how to speak.However ,probably none of the 10 inventions gave Bell the same feeling of triumph 11 he had on the day when he spilled some acid from his batteries. It was after he had worked for months to find ways to send something more 12 metallic twangs (弦声)over the wires. Thinking Watson , 13 , was in the next room, Bell called , "Mr. Watson , 14 . I want you." Watson was not in the next room. He was down in his laboratory , 15 to the receiver. To Watson's surprise, he heard the words perfectly. He ran to tell Bell the news :thc wires had carried BelTs voice perfectly.()1. A)had never traveled B)never had traveledC)was never traveled D)never was traveled()2. A)soiutionB)keyC)wayD)mean()3. A)TwoB)The TwoC)The Two ofD)Of two()4. A)was succeededB)have succeeded C)succeededD)was succeeding()5. A)wasB)to beC)beingD)having been()6. A)atB)onC)toD)in()7. A)thatB) whereC)in whichD)who()8. A)a theatreB)theatreC)theatresD)the theatre()9. A)which was helpedB)that was helpedC)who helpedD)who has helped()10. A)laterB)latterC)latelyD)afterwards()11. A)likeB)toC)whichD)as()12. A)ofB)/C)asD)than()13. A)being his helperB)was his helperC)his helperD)to be his helper()14. A)come hereB)come upC)go awayD)go down()15. A)besidesB)besideC)nextD)byIH阅读理解（共15题30分）(A)People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May, And Father's Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible (有责任感的)citizens . They give love and care . These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child-care.These iwo special days are celebrated in many differenl ways. On Mother's Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes (象征)a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead . Many people attend religious (宗教)services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (墓 t也)。On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoors barbecues(烧烤)for Father Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.Another tradition(传统)is to give cards and gifts .Children make them in school . Many people make their own presents . These arc values more than the ones bought in stories. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts". Greeting card stores, florists , candy, makes, bakeries , telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.()1. Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love andrespect for parents?A)Parents bring up childrenB)Parents give love and care to childrenC)Parents educate children to be good persons.D)Parents pass away before children grow up.()2. We can infer from the text that t4carnation, is.A)a kind of hand-made cards.B)the special clothes for Mother's Day or Father's Day.C)a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.D)what people have to wear when they have iamily parlies.( )3.What do you think “florists" do ?A)They sell flowers B)They make and sell breadC)They offer enough room fbr having family parties.D)They sell special gifts for Mother's Day and Father's Day(B)Minh Pham was born in Vietnam. He left when he was 21 years old. Minh has been in America fbr almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America.Once, Minh was in a supermarket . He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal. The box was on the high shelf. The man and woman couldn't reach it. Minh saw a ladder. He got on the ladder and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him.“Where are your children? asked minh. "Why don't they help you buy food?” “Our children have their own lives,“ said the man and woman, tkWe like to be independent. Minh doesn't think it is right. In his country, children help their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they invited Minh to dinner, but they never asked him for help.One day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. Two men were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant first. Minh took his friend's hand. He pulled him toward the restaurant . People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam ,friends often hold hands. Minh found out that people in America arc not used to men holding hands.Minh Pham is going through a process(过程)known as resocialization. Socialization is the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Eveiy goes throughhis process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But it is only the Vietnamese way of life. When Minh came to America, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society.Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocializaton can take many years.()4. The main idea of this passage is that.A)it takes time to get used to a new society.B)it is not so easy to travel from one country to another C)it needs time and energy to act independently.D)it is necessary to earn about other countries()5. According to the passage socialization happens to.A)only the Vietnamese in AmericaB)only AmericansC)only older peopleD)everyone()6. According to the passage ,people stared at Minh and his friend becauseMinh and his friend were.A)Vietnamese B)holding hands C)fighting D)not dresses like Americans.()7. The underlined word “resocialization" means.A)keeping one's own way of life.B)keeping up with othersC)a process of learning how to live in a new society.D)understanding a new culture.(C)Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men's hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women's longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age said the head of the study ,David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moors University in the UK.“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age 20-70 , one-third of those cells die and arc not replaced in mcn, said Goldspink , “This is part of the ageing process.”What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of there cells. A healthy 7()-year-old woman's heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one's.4tThis gender differences might just explain why women between live longer than mcnM said Goldspink.The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.()8. The underlined word longevity5' in the second paragraph probably refersto.A)hcalth B)long life C)agcing D)cffcct()9. The text mainly talks about.A)men heart cells B)women,s ageing processC)the gender difference D)hearts and long life ()10. If you want to live longer, you should.A)enable your heart to beat much faster.B)find out the reason for ageing.C)exercise regularly to keep your heart healthD)prevent yoiir cells from being lost.()1 l.We can know from the passage that.A)the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out.B)scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells.C)the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss.D)women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20(D)In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreamful as my job in my job in an apple plant. The work was hard, the pay was poor, and most of all, the working conditions were terrible.First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For then hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck . Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the play had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that timetwo dollars an hour . Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $100 a week.But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after che production line shul down al nighi and most people lefthad lo spend Iwo hours alone cleaningfloor.I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work , the poor money ,and the conditions under which I worked . By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.()12. Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time.A)To pay for this schoolingB)To save for his futureC)To support his familyD)To gain some experience(
